sometimes binge on high fattening foods, then make themselves throw up
occasionally take high dose of diet pills (example: laxatives)
Greek word for anorexia means "loss of appetite"
Bulimia Nervosa Disorder:
Greek word for bulimia means "hunger of an ox"
binge eating diet (eat excessively, then throw up)
binging will usually take place two times a week
effects teens and young women
10% of men are bulimic
being anorexic leads to being bulimic
type 1 bulimia: purging (when a person binges, then throws up)
type 2 bulimia: non-purging (when a person binges, then overly exercises)
Difference between the two:
anorexics are a low body weight
bulimics are a normal body weight
Similarity:
both disorders can cause many health complications
Zoltan, Melanie Barton. "Eating Disorders." Food: In Context. Ed. Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Vol. 1: Advertising Food to International Fund for Agricultural Development. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 225-228. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
people with anorexia usually are good, responsible people and want it that way with their body
Anorexic Problems:
people may experience dry skin
some may get thick hair all over body
get sick a lot
tend to be in a bad mood
always hungry
Bulimic Problems:
dehydration issues
Tsoukanelis, Erika Alexia. "Obsessed with health: orthorexics take healthy eating to the extreme." E July-Aug. 2009: 30+. Student Resources in Context. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX3402100112&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w
Background Information
Anorexia Nervosa Disorder:
- starving yourself
- occurs in teens and young women
- males rarely diagnosed
- skipping meals
- overly exercising
- sometimes binge on high fattening foods, then make themselves throw up
- occasionally take high dose of diet pills (example: laxatives)
- Greek word for anorexia means "loss of appetite"
Bulimia Nervosa Disorder:- Greek word for bulimia means "hunger of an ox"
- binge eating diet (eat excessively, then throw up)
- binging will usually take place two times a week
- effects teens and young women
- 10% of men are bulimic
- being anorexic leads to being bulimic
- type 1 bulimia: purging (when a person binges, then throws up)
- type 2 bulimia: non-purging (when a person binges, then overly exercises)
Difference between the two:- anorexics are a low body weight
- bulimics are a normal body weight
Similarity:Zoltan, Melanie Barton. "Eating Disorders." Food: In Context. Ed. Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Vol. 1: Advertising Food to International Fund for Agricultural Development. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 225-228. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX1918600075&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w
- orthorexia: when someone eats all healthy foods, looses weight, and shows signs of anorexia
- 10% of women in America have an eating disorder
- 65% of women showed signs of an eating disorder
Why it's a problem:New, Michelle. "Eating Disorders." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Dec. 2008. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/eating_disorders.html>.
- eating disorders are caused by negative feelings about your body
- 1-2/100 teens will have an eating disorder
- hide disorder from family
Teens involved in following sports have more risk for eating disorder:- ballet
- cheerleading
- gymnastics
- wrestling
- ice skating
Problem:- teens may develop eating disorders because of seeing celebs on tv and wanting to look like them
- 42% of 1st-3rd graders want to be thinner
- 80% of ten year olds want to be thinner
- eating disorders begin when kids are 10-13
- eating disorders are starting at a young age
Anorexia Problems:- low blood pressure
- menstrual cycle may stop
- dizziness
- joints get swollen
- bones become brittle
Bulimia Problems:"Eating Disorders | Overview -- FamilyDoctor.org." Health Education | Illnesses, Diseases & Conditions -- FamilyDoctor.org. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/eating-disorders.html>.
- 8 million + have an eating disorder in the US
- earliest age for eating disorder is 8
- people with anorexia usually are good, responsible people and want it that way with their body
Anorexic Problems:- people may experience dry skin
- some may get thick hair all over body
- get sick a lot
- tend to be in a bad mood
- always hungry
Bulimic Problems:Tsoukanelis, Erika Alexia. "Obsessed with health: orthorexics take healthy eating to the extreme." E July-Aug. 2009: 30+. Student Resources in Context. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA203028030&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w
- orthorexia nervosa is done when someone is overcoming a health problem
- orthorexics refuse to eat healthy
- may actually help with healing
Problems: